Globally recognized for his leadership and significant contributions to biomedical AI, Yuan Luo, PhD, is a visionary leader in the field and is positioned at the forefront of building next-generation biomedical informatics & collaborative AI for healthcare — bit.ly/495X3Iw

Registration is open for Northwestern’s Implementation Science Reading Course, co-hosted by the Center for Dissemination & Implementation Science. This popular course is geared toward researchers & practitioners new to the field of implementation science — bit.ly/4hK4bfW

IPHAM’s Communicating the Science Series welcomes Kellogg School professor Michael Foley on Thursday, November 13. Foley will discuss "Presenting Medical Research with Excellence: An Advanced Workshop." The one-hour event in Hughes Auditorium is free — bit.ly/47FTvKL

More omega-3s, please! Chicago parents need more EPA, DHA in their diets. Deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids may have direct negative effects on children’s health — bit.ly/3WRoH4N

Congratulations to NUCATS member Richard Smith, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology & Pediatrics, who has received the National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award. The award supports early-career scientists conducting high-risk and innovative research bit.ly/432s1NR

Congratulations to NUCATS Institute member Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, on being elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his foundational work in expanding the field of circadian mechanisms in metabolic health and disease — bit.ly/3JCYZ0H

You’ve likely heard the saying, “You are what you eat,” but a new study reveals that Chicago parents are falling short on one thing that could affect their children — omega-3 fatty acids. NUCATS Institute member Daniel Robinson joined WGN News to discuss — bit.ly/47gwzTq

Join Northwestern colleagues at the inaugural Chicago Biotech Exchange event from 3-7 p.m. on November 3 at Fulton Labs. This meeting’s theme, “Advances in Targeting Misfolded Proteins in Neurodegenerative Disease,” will feature seminars & a networking reception www.chicagobiotechexchange.com/agenda

Congratulations to Taylor Brown, a regenerative engineer who completed her PhD in the lab of NUCATS Institute member Bin Jiang. Brown will continue to pursue a career in biotechnology as a Chicago Biomedical Consortium Entrepreneurial Fellow!

A multi-center study, led by NUCATS Institute and Manne Research member Elizabeth Alpern, MD, MSCE, is the first to use AI models to predict sepsis in children based on the new Phoenix Sepsis Criteria. Findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics — bit.ly/4qeCC20

A huge congratulations to NUCATS Institute Career Development Awardee Prakash Jayabalan MD, PhD, on finishing his 7th Bank of America Chicago Marathon over the weekend — bit.ly/4nYst8b

Congratulations to Northwestern Professor Joel Mokyr, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences! Mokyr was honored for his development of a theory for sustained economic growth. bit.ly/43dmpQP

Join us at noon today to explore a century of public health through graphic art! An inspiring exhibition, dialogue, and networking event — bit.ly/ipham-galter...

A new global study — led by NUCATS Institute member Philip Greenland — of millions of people refutes the notion that cardiac events strike without warning. Nearly everyone has at least one risk factor before a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure — bit.ly/4hldrqN

If you're on the Feinberg campus this Thursday, you may want to stop by the Galter Health Sciences Library (mezzanine level of Ward) at 12 for a special exhibition, dialogue & networking event exploring the power of graphic art in shaping public health — bit.ly/4o7NrB4

Join us at the 10th annual Chicago Biomedical Informatics Data Jam on Monday, October 27. The one-day event features students and faculty focused on Biomedical Informatics Data Science research in Chicago. Register today — www.surveymonkey.com/r/datajam2025

What if students can help with stroke recovery? That was one of the many questions a team of academic and community partners asked during a pathbreaking research study to promote at-home healing — bit.ly/4nzLHRw

The Journey is the Reward: For Nadine De Leon, budgeting, backpacking go hand in hand. Nadine De Leon was standing just five feet from a bear cub when the terror set in. “If there’s a baby, the mom must be nearby,” De Leon recalled — bit.ly/46SU7w3

NUCATS helps lead medical research and clinical trials. Fueled by federal funding, Feinberg research seeks to understand complex biological processes, develop treatments for various diseases & identify ways to implement evidence-based care, all with the goal of improving human health. bit.ly/4gOEOsI

Exploring the role of Feinberg informaticists, our latest Q&A features NUCATS Institute and @iaim-nu.bsky.social member Luke Rasmussen. Luke earned his MS in medical informatics at Northwestern, where he now works at the intersection of software engineering & informatics — bit.ly/3INfbvO

Building on the idea of young people as tech ambassadors, ACROSS is a research project comprised of community & academic partners that seeks to develop simple, personalized interventions so stroke outcomes can be optimized in the context of people’s lives. bit.ly/4nzLHRw

Changing the Way We Talk: How Science Communications Brings Research to the Masses — bit.ly/4mCl7WB

In South Africa and other countries with high burden of tuberculosis, a team from the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT) has supported the development of a new process to use tongue swabs for easier TB diagnosis. Read more: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Few of the million+ people visiting the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry each year see themselves on exhibit. An associate professor of Neurology and Mesulam Center member, Borna Bonakdarpour's research focuses on language disorders and music-based interventions: www.bornacogneurology.com/home

“This inaugural event featured an afternoon of discovery with a primary goal of fostering collaboration. It strengthened connections, sparked new conversations and set the stage for future events and activities." more.”https://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/about/news/2025/informatics-data-science.html

A collaborative multidisciplinary team that includes Northwestern's Kristi Holmes, PhD, has been named an NIH S-index Challenge finalist for their innovative approach to measuring data sharing impact — bit.ly/4mmY8i5

When Toddie Hays decided to participate in a nationwide genetics study, she had no idea about the life-changing information hiding in her DNA — www.nucats.northwestern.edu/about/news/2...

The NUCATS Institute is excited to introduce Translational Thinking. The first in-person seminar will feature a moderated discussion with Super-SCRIPT Principal Investigator Richard Wunderink, MD — bit.ly/4pkJsCP

An international multi-center study co-led by NUCATS @ipham.bsky.social member William Leonard has revealed how diet plays a greater role in the prevalence of obesity globally than was previously understood — news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/09/04/s...

It's hard to believe that Northwestern's 19th Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day is just 48 hours away! The annual event promotes faculty, staff, student and trainee development through the sharing of recent research and conversation with colleagues — www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/eve...

Join us Wednesday, September 10, at 1 p.m. "Think Global, Act Local: Harnessing Implementation Science to Address NCDs" Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Seminar with Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD​​ — bit.ly/45N4pyr

Staff Feature Friday: What began as a career in nursing led to work in cybersecurity and project management before Jackie Anderson landed a role behind the scenes supporting clinical trials at the NUCATS Institute — bit.ly/3V2HVn6

September 10 at 1 p.m. "Think Global, Act Local: Harnessing Implementation Science to Address NCDs" Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Seminar with Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD​​ — bit.ly/45N4pyr

“All Chicagoians can agree on how amazing the food is here, and I also love the architecture ... I highly recommend taking the architecture boat tour,” says regulatory coordinator Ariana Memishi. Learn more about Ari and her role at @NUCATSInstitute — bit.ly/3HRLdqf

Informatics, Data Science Take Center Stage: Inaugural event launches multi-campus collaborative — www.nucats.northwestern.edu/about/news/2...

In this episode of Science in Translation, Sara Becker, PhD, discusses steps taken to make dissemination and implementation training more accessible to investigators while intentionally bridging the gap between what we know and what we do — bit.ly/4lMxVZS

Join NUCATS and INVO's Translational Research Office Hours Series (NITRO-Talks) today at noon. INVO Assistant General Counsel Sean Price will deliver a short presentation on “Software Licensing and Copyrights,” at this virtual event northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration is hosting SIRC City Chicago at 5 p.m. on September 10 at Midwest Coast Brewing Company. The free event aims to foster social connections in the broader implementation community. Non-members are welcome partiful.com/e/oxk9xB225q...

School connectedness buffers against depression symptoms associated with being a victim of peer bullying in adolescence, according to a new study co-led by NUCATS Institute member Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MBA, MSc — bit.ly/41nHAPp

Join NUCATS and INVO's Translational Research Office Hours Series (NITRO-Talks) on Wednesday, August 27. INVO Assistant General Counsel Sean Price will deliver a short virtual presentation on Software Licensing and Copyrights northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join Us September 10 at SIRC City Chicago! The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration hosts global SIRC City events aimed to foster social connections in the broader implementation community. The event is free, and open to all — bit.ly/45ZmYPU

📣Call for Abstracts📣 Apply to present a poster on a project relevant to global health at this year's Global Health Day! Abstract submissions are open: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/global-health-day/ Deadline to submit: Wed, Sept 24 #globalhealthday #globalhealthday2025

A multi-center study co-authored by NUCATS Institute member Anna Joong, MD, has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with a heart defect who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation — bit.ly/45YaGY1

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has announced a Prize Competition to solicit entries for the Rare Diseases Are Not Rare! 2025 Challenge grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Most U.S. adults have a “heart age” several years older than their chronological age — sometimes by more than a decade, according to a new study led by NUCATS Institute member and career development alumnus Sadiya Khan — bit.ly/41L4Zdu

A recent multicenter clinical trial has uncovered inflammatory pathways that contribute to asthma flare-ups in children that occur despite treatment, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics — www.luriechildrens.org/en/news-stor...

The Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund, a $35 million initiative of Northwestern University and the Ryan Family Foundation, is advancing life sciences research with immediate societal impact — bit.ly/45iYRM4

From the classroom to the lab and clinic, @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social is making an impact! We're training the next generation of researchers, advancing life-saving clinical trials, and boosting the economy. Read more at bit.ly/NUimpact @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social @nuresearch.bsky.social

SuperAgers are a diverse bunch; they don’t share a magic diet, exercise regimen or medication. But the one thing that does unite them is “how they view the importance of social relationships,” says Sandra Weintraub in the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

Congratulations to NUCATS Institute Career Development Program in Clinical and Translational Science alumnus James Elliott, PT, PhD, on publishing his book "(dis)Connected." Available soon! ‪@sydney.edu.au‬